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There is a soundtrack to our lives; songs that recall important events or perfectly express a moment too big to understand. The songs can be full of joy, confusion, and heartbreak. “Mama Mia” is a big ball of fun, with unexpected scenes of comedy and tenderness. It is full of infectious energy, great costumes, and […]
The sound of walking footsteps leads to music in the background, a door opens and you feel like you are walking into the studio with The Brooks, however you are really entering into a funk house party. You are instantly hit with a jazzy instrumental, self described song, Funkyshit; highlighted by the keyboards of Dan […]
What does it mean to be genuine? Is truth obvious and measured or is it perceived through our own filters? Can the sublime and the ridiculous be real? “Bakersfield Mist” is a humourous, honest, and heart-felt story about sophistication vs. vulgarity and how we try to be true to ourselves. Full of passion and raw […]
Confusion, control (or lack thereof), and zaniness are all good places to start for a comedy. When events inevitably go over the top, it is best not to hold the reins too tight and just let the crazy take over. The best kind of fun can come out of the mess. “Noises Off” is a […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for February 2017: MUSEUMS The blockbuster exhibition Chagall: Colour and Music at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts features some 500 works and documents—paintings, collages, watercolours, sculptures, stained glass windows and ceramics—which show how the aesthetic and artistic world of famed Russian-French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is imbued with […]
Kinky Boots! I have seen it on Broadway and now it is about to thrill Montreal audiences – and thrill it will! Based on a movie released in 2005, Kinky Boots is actually inspired by true events. Charlie Price inherits a shoe factory from his father. Charlie has no desire to take on the faltering […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for January 2017: The year kicks off with the Broadway touring production of the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots which headlines Salle Wilfred-Pelletier from Jan. 3 to 8. After winning Best Original Score at the 2013 Tony Awards, Cyndi Lauper told me, “I didn’t stop to think I was the first woman to win that award […]
Abby Elizabeth Schachter for Curtains Up Pup never disappoints. Seriously, this band never ceases to amaze me. What did surprise me was that the December 1st Montreal show hosted by BSTB (Blue Skies Turn Black) was sold out both online and at the door. I had no idea that this post punk Ontario band had […]
Blue and Lonesome is an album of old blues covers which is pretty much what the Rolling Stones did at the start of their career. This means the band has finally come full circle in doing what they do best and that’s playing the blues. This is certainly the purest sounding Stones album since their […]